November 7, in the Champions League group stage of Real Madrid 6-0 victory over Galatasaray in the game, Brazilian player Rodrigo, the opening phase of the two goals in a row in the final moments of the icing on the cake, completed his first Champions League hat trick!
Rodrigo's cap surpassed Wayne Rooney's Champions League cap at the age of 18 years and 340 days, making him the second youngest player in the history of the Champions League at 18 years and 301 days.
The record holder is former Real Madrid captain Raul, who scored a hat-trick in the Champions League in October 1995, when he was just 18 years and 113 days old.
Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu today are already expecting Rodrigo to be another Raul.
After the match Rodrigo said, "I'm very happy, it's my dream to be cheered by the fans at the Bernabeu. I've had a lot of help from my teammates, they're all great people and I'm happy to be working with them. I've been very calm and very patient, and as everyone has told me, I just need to keep working hard and stay calm, and that's how things are going well. It's easy to play with Benzema, he's a No. 9 winger who can play as a No. 10."
